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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22

Moody had been invited to speak to
them, and that ought to be the end Of
it. The Rev. Luke Hitchcock also
administered strong rebuke to the
objecting ministers. If there was a
minister present who could not be
taught anything, he hoped the Lord
would overthrow him and give him
the grace to begin over again. The
Rev. Pliny B. Marsh spoke in the same
strain, and this called forth apologize
speeches from G. G.. Truesdell and the
Rev. DR.. Vaudeville.
A vote was unanimously passed re-
questing the reporters not to say any
thing about the discussion. How well
the reporters responded to this request
for silence is evident by the reports
which the several papers furnish of the
discussion. 1t remains to be seen
whether Mr.. Moody will accept the in
vitation to speak on next Monday, after
this somewhat decided expression that
he will be carrying his revival wisdom
to an already overstocked market. All
the same, we hope he will have grace
given him to make the address, for
many outside of the Methodist church
and some few in it, believe that Moody
can instruct even Methodist. ministers
in regard to the duty of evangelists;
and it is certainly true that some of
them might be improved in spirit by
an infusion of the sincerity, earnest
ness, catholic spirit and Christian tenn
per of Dwight L. Moody.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22
AN APPEAL TO THE BRETHREN.

Among the many thousand readers of
the UNCONVENTIONAL papers, there are
doubtless many who have no further use
for the papers after once reading them.
To all such appeal.
am postmaster of this office, and am
in position to distribute literature, and
thus diffuse wider and better knowledge
of Univerealism in our Province.
Our Unitarian brethren establish mis-
sions of this kind, and by 30 doing effect
wide diffusion of their doctrines. We
can and ought to do likewise.
Now, brethren, establish the first post
office mission in Canada. Address all
mail matter to the undersigned, who will
judiciously distribute any and all matter
sent him. J. G. BARRows, p. N.
NilestoaUn, Ontario, Jan. 4, 1887.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22
WESTERN.

Rev. DR.. Balch has almost entirely
recovered from his recent illness, and will
start for California about January 20.
Rev. Florence e. Kollock, of Engle.
wood exchanges, January 80, with Rev.
J. H. Crooker (Unitarian) of Madison,
Wis.
The Galesburg Register announces that
Mr.. Fl. j. Orelup, of the Lombard divin-
ity class of 'S6, has received call to
Anoka, MIMI, to take charge of our par
ish in that place.
Ferd. Schumacher, of Akron, o., was
one of the directors elected at Spring
field,O. at the annual meeting Of the Neao
Era company, publishers of the State
prohibition organ.
Miss Inez Shipman, the daughter of
Rev. G. l.. Shipman, of Pennsylvania, the
new professor at Lombard, it is observed,
sis seated with the other professors in
chapel and adds to the dignity of the
samel'
Rev. B. Drumming, of McHenry, it
seems, has been writing "Reminiscences"
of forty and fifty years ago, to the Sher
brooke Gazette, the leading paper of the
important city of Sherbrooke, in the east
ern township of Lower Canada, now
called the Province of Quebec. In that
locality Mr.. B. spent his life from the age
of fifteen to twenty-one. These "Romin-
iscences" have attracted so much atten-
ton that he has received an official invita-
ton from the Library, Art and Historical
Association of that city, to prepare more
extended notes of the same, written in
such form as to render them easily avail
able for reference" and for preservation
in the archives of that public institution.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22

TITS NOW STATED that the Rev. DR..
McGlynn, who refused to obey the sum-
mons of the Propaganda, has received
a second summons still more perempt-
ory than the first, in the shape of let
ter from Cardinal Simeoni, the Project
of the Propaganda, enclosed in another
letter to Archbishop Corrigan. The
letter is kind and conciliatory, but
should the priest not change his present
disposition soon his case will be finally
attended to with the completeness and
dispatch which is characteristic of Ro-
man discipline. DR.. McGlynn has been
suspended as the pastor of st. Stephens
and the congregation is in actual re-
volt. In the meantime, Henry George
continues his broadsides at the politi-
cal policy of the Roman church with
the effect to embarrass the case of the
disposed priest and to ALLEVIATE many OF
the Roman Catholic friends Of his own
party.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22

THE Philadelphia Inquirer states the
situation at Sioux City thus: 1.-THE
murder of Rev. George G. Haddock, by
the liquor men of Sioux City, Iowa,
has been followed by the closing up of
two-thirds of the saloons then running
in the town, the severe enforcement of
liquor laws which were dead letter
there, the indictment Of ten men for
murder in the first degree, the disgrace
of the mayor and the district attorney,
and the complete revolution of public
sentiment on the liquor question. 1t
would have taken Haddock years to do
in life what his death accomplished in
few months, and the end is not yet"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22

In the last issue of the Advance the
Rev. DIR. Frederick A. Noble, the editor,
pleads for "a little more jubilance in
religion. Nero fiddled while Rome was
burning. Will DR.. Noble have the world
jubilant while the fate of the heather is
held in allegiance by orthodoxy, and the
myriads of heather at home are travelling
with rapid pace toward the regions of the
damned? "Jubilance in religion is a
good thing; but it does not become re-
ligionists who believe such horrible dog.
mas to be cheerful and jolly. DR.. Noble
should recommend sackcloth and ashes
for readers who fellowship these opinions.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22
THE CLOUD OF WITNESSES"

GALEsBURG, ILL, JAN. Is, 1887.
To the Editor of the Universolist.
1 send you the remarkable letter and
testimony to "The Cloud of Witnesses"
from veteran of our faith, who is eighty.
five years old, but whose vision is clear
and whose thought is strong. The letter
is called forth from her reading copy
which 1 sent to my sister as Christmas
present. "Aunt Laura" is sister of Rev.
O. P. West, who was really the origina-
tor of Lombard University, and who did
SO much in its dark days for its success.
You may remember he died in Iowa two
years ago. E. L. CoNaER.
DEXTER, Iowa, Dec. 81, 1886.
1 have been reading with unfeigued inter-
est "The Cloud of Witnesses" you sent. /
want one for good, true friend of excellent
understanding, and a big open heart, but bis
religious views are confined to the old, old
creeds of the Huguenots-partial salvation.
l want his good, kind, feeling soul to be lib
Grated from this enthrallment and rejoice in
the fullness and freeness of our glorious faith.
Every quotation in the book from his own
enlightened ministers in Scotland thought
he would read with interest.
We do not need these testimonials to
our glorious beliefs, thank God. But oh!
we do want all cultivated, developed minds,
together with the less enlarged, even degrad-
ed, ignorant souls to have a true know edge
of the possibilities and certainties of a higher,
better life in the great beyond.
There should be copies of this book sent to
all professed Christians in the world, espe-
cially ministers who are keeping back the bet
ter half of the truth clearly revealed in our
Bible. am ever affectionately yours,
LAURA WEST CLARKE.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22

HI'M NOT GOING TO CRY" remarked
Mr.. Beecher, because it is January.
The winter is necessary for the root
and the shrub. feel in regard to New
England that she needs to be shaken
up to the very foundation. The times
have passed along beyond her. Ando-
yer is taking the lead just now. What
New England is afraid of is advanced
views. When see signs of life, as
see them in the professors, 1 am glad.
Now, if the visitors are anxious, and
think the heather will be affected
whichever way they decide, let them
go on. The Lord will show them, in
time, that they are mistaken. If
should pray on the subject" he con-
tinued, II should ask the Lord to make
those Andover men stick and not let
them bulge. 1 don't think they have
gone far enough. 1t is my opinion that
men who cannot see or change are GO
ing to have period of great darkness.
I believe we stand on the eve Of great
revolution" Henry Ward is a cheer
full child, and his cheerfulness never
comes out more beautifully than when
orthodoxy is in trouble.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22

IN REPLY to some remarks Of his
brother, DR.. Edward Beecher, on the
Andover controversy, made at recent
prayer meeting in Plymouth church,
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher came out
very strongly in favor of the stand
taken by the Andoverites. DR.. Beecher
did not enter into the merits of the
controversy, but remarked that it was
a dark day for the seminary and the
Congregational churches. The decision
of the Board of Visitors, whatever it
was, would be most important, and he
thought all should pray that they might
give a right decision. Hardly had he
ceased when his brother, Henry Ward,
was on his feet.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22

THE Cumberland Presbyterian is
more advanced than some other kind
of Presbyterians. On the matter of
infant damnation and the Westminster
Confession, it has these observations:
'The time is not long since Presbyte-
rians in this country and in Scotland
taught that there are infants in hell.
There are men still living in Scotland
who can remember when ministers
were arraigned for trial for denying
that the Westminster Confession of
Faith taught infant damnation. Yet
we are told by learned Presbyterians in
this country that the ConfessionE does
not and never did teach such an abom-
Unable doctrine. 1t issnot strange that
men should outgrow such a revolving
doctrine, but it is strange that they do
not outgrow the language which teaches
it.''
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22

TIE New York Tribune compliments
the way in which the International Les
sons are handled in the Sunday School
Times of Philadelphia, but at the same
time recognizes that its method "will
offend many who believe that every word
and punctuation mark of the English
revised version of the Bible is inspired by
God" OF the journal in question it re-
marks:
sit is almost needless TO say the Sunday
School Times is most staunchly orthodox, and
its editor is a conservative of the conserva-
tiyes. OF course, therefore, its staff of writ
ers are all men of unimpeachable ortho-
doxy, as we'll as experts in their several de-
partments. And yet these orthodox COM
mentators in this orthodox paper have taken
positions in regard to Biblical Interpretation
that have panied and alarmed many Chris
tian people. The editor states the fact, not
to apologize for it, or to condemn the often
siye interpretations, but to emphasize the fact
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22

ONE of our subscribers is moved to
express his opinion of the writer's in The
UNIvERsAL1sT. He does it in this man.
ner: your paper is invaluable to me, and
am very much strengthened by its ex-
cellent teachings. Your contributors are
men and women of high order of edu-
cational and mental culture which makes
the paper very valuable"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22

-" GooDY GooDY piety," says the Con-
gregationoliSt, is better than no piety
at all, and this is the best which can be
said of it. But it is not to be admired,
and the sort of books which inculcate it
ought to be kept out OF the hands OF our
young people. We have been called to
account indignantly more than once for
failing to praise book, the author in
sisting that, because it told the reader to
repent and believe in Jesus, no good man
should refuse to commend it heartily.
But this is not enough. The appeal must
be made sensibly instead of unwisely. 1t
must be made so as to- be winsome in-
stead OF repulsive, or it is Of little value"
There is great good sense in these re-
marks.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22
EGOTISM AND PRESUMPTION OF
EPISCOPALIANS.

The Hon. l.. Bradford Prince, in an
article on 1.-THE American Church and
its Name, % in the Church Revie,o for De-
cember, 1886, writes in favor of changing
the name of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, from that cognomen to the
more ambitious and comprehensive
title, "The American Church." 1t will
be some time before the advocates of
this change of name, recover from the
surprise which Phillips Brooks gave
them on the floor of the late General
Convention, when the celebrated Bos-
ton divine fairly riddled the claim of
the Episcopal church to be the one true
and apostolic church of Christ on the
earth, and pointed out the significant
fact that the church in America is
more in sympathy with the aristocratic
Anglican communion, and the ecclesi-
tical methods of old world monarchical
institutions, than with the progress
sive and enterprising democracy which
America represents. But the proposed
change of name has many influential
advocates in the Episcopal communion,
and discussion on the matter continues,
and will probably continue, until the
change is effected, or a schism in the
body takes place.
Mr.. Princes article makes several
pleas in favor of the change of name
which must be all more or less satisfac-
tory to the vanity of the members of
this select but not very influential Or
ganization, which, repudiating the idea
of a sect, arrogates to itself the name
and style of the Church apostolic. One
of the arguments advanced is in favor
of the change as means Of securing
what is sometimes styled the ''lost
unity of Christendom. The times are
declared to be "propitious for true
union of all sincere followers of the
Lord" Mr.. Prince remarks, from
many sides come up the yearning cry
for unity" 1t is possibly the result of
a superficial review of the situation
that we cannot discover in the relig
ious world any such great anxiety for
organic Christian union, such as Mr..
Prince here represents as characteristic
of the times. The "sects" seem to be
very well satisfied on the whole, with
the present condition of things, and be-
tray no consuming anxiety to forsake
their distinctive organizations and meth
DDS of Christian work to realize any such
ideal unity as is here presented. A
closer union of all denominations on
Christian basis, for Christian work, and
more amicable relations between all
Christian believers, is undoubtedly COM
ing in the future; but these results will
be accomplished without any vital
change in the present organization of
religion in America.
1t is somewhat amusing to find this
prominent Episcopalian layman count
ing his chickens before they are hatch
ed" and specializing on the future ac-
cessions to the "Church in America"
when once the change Of name is Sc
cured. He argues that "the majOrity of
"modern sects have been founded on an
"undue emphasis placed on some one
sentence Of Scripture, or an exagger-
"ated importance given to some act or
"belief, proper enough in ITSELF" and
speculates on the possibility of these
finding place "within
the comprehensive limits of the Church |
which requires of its children no uni
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22

The following little testimonial to DR..
Withrow comes from the Chicago Mail:
Intellectually DR.. Withrow is tower of
strength, while his orthodoxy is as beau
tiful and transparent as a cake of Lake
Geneva ice. And it never thaws."
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22

that Biblical criticism is progressive, and
that many popular views of the Bible must
fall before this criticism. This fact shows,
perhaps, better than anything else the rapid
ity with which even orthodox Christians are
revising their views of the Bible"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22

Rev. DIR. Balch has almost entirely
recovered from his recent illness, and will
start for California about January 20.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-01-22

Us CANTWELL, D. D., Editor.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
A Christmas Plum Pudding.

Three-aulters of a Id. of bread crumbs
1b. of beef suet; IA lb. of -four; 1 10,
Of c%,rrants; 1 ID. of ~raisins; 1 Id. OF
sugar: / { ounce of candied citron peel; ]
ounce of candle / lemon peel; l ounce OF
sweet almonds, %blanched; saltspoonful
salt; 1 small nutmeg, grated; lemon; .
eggs; / pint milk.
Shred the suet finely; wash, PICK aud
dry the curants; stone the raisins, and
blanch and slice up the almonds. MIX
thee thoroughly with the other dry IN
gradients, and ten beat and add the
eggs, afterward the milk adding only
enough of the milk to moisten the mix
ture into o stiff paste, too much will
make the pudding heavy. Put the mix
ture into a we'll buttered mold, tie a
Toured pu~dding-cloth over it, put it into
boiling water aud keep it boiling for six
or seven hours. AS the water boil away
do not add cold water, but replenllsh the
pot from another vessel of water which
is kept boiling for the purpose. The
adding of cold water makes the pudding
heavy. When the pudding is done and
taken out of the boiling water it should
be. plunged at once into a vessel OF cold
water. This will loosen the sides of the
pudding from the mold and render it
less likely to break in turning it OUT
Caterer.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22
Cold and Tobacco Smoking.

DIR. Chudnovski publishes in the
RasseayG Meditsina an account of a series
of observations made on twelve soldiers
in a military hospital, who were perfectly
healthy with the exception OF slight in
@juries, with the object of determining
the effect of cold applications to the
epigastrium upon the rapidity of diges-
ton. The stomach tube was of course
freely used. and the completion of diges-
sion was taken to be marked by the dis
appearance OF solid patriotism the gastric
contents, as revealed by drawing them
up through the tube. The author found
that when ice biadders were applied next
the skin over the region OF the stomach,
digestion was retarded in nine out Of
the twelve cases. Six of the men were
smokers and SIX non-smokers. In the
former the time required for digestion
averaged seven hours. while in the case
OF the non smokers the mean period of.
digestion wa only six hours.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22
The Mixers Kew.

Somebody told the story OF Hugh NJ,
INC did in Durham forty years ago. He
was q determined man and very peaI-
rious. He died at an advanced aoe.
On his death bed he kept his right hani
closely clutehed. As he drew his last
breath he frightened his hold. Every
body there knew what he held. Ii was
the key to the chest in which he kent his
gold. AS his n~erveless hand Enclosed
the key dropped from it and clattered
against the bedside. AS If to hold Il
even after his soul had passed ayay. the
miser had tied the key about his wriss
BY . strong cord and had gr.sped Il 80
long as life remained. He had wanted
to take his gold with In. Tlev hurled
him as he was, with the key to his money
chest dangling about his wrist. md tol
day the key is in his grave, turned to
rust probably. And what became Of
the goldfo a0h, the heirs took care Of
mat Just the same. They split omen the
chest with an ak AMI divided tie gold
ana lse the niser sleep on with the kew
ABOUT MS Wristn-Leaoiston (Mo. ] record.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22
TIE TALE OF LEE,

Man is to-day what man was yesterday
VIII be tomorrow: Il: him curse or a
Drink or be dull, he learns not, nor shall
learn
The lesson that shall laugh the world
away.
The world IS gray or just as golden shines,
The wine as sweet or just as bitter flows
For you and me; and you, like me, may
find
Perfume or cauker in the reddest rose.
The tale of life is hard to understand;
But w lie the cup waits ready to your
hand
Drink, and declare the summer roses blow
AS red in London as in Samarcand.
Lips are asswee to kiss and eyes as bright
AS ever fattered Omar with delight:
English or Persian, while the mouth is fair,
What can it matter how it says good
night
Justin McCarthu.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22

Tiger-slayer Simpson, lately bach
hTa Bengal, says it is little short o.
madness to try On foot to come up will
q tiger Though the beast have.a bal
in his heart he still can charge even 9
hundred yards, and then strike a murder.
ousblow with his mighty paws. Per.
haps the boidest instance of shooting on
foot, the success of which was evidently
more the result Of good luck than good
management, is To be found in a story
told by q gallant old Frenchman named
EeTeria, who, says Mr.. Simpson, had
served under the great Napoleon, and
was q remarkably daring and col man.
He was informed that q tiger had taken
Nip IFS auarfers nea his house, SO he went
md took d look at it crouching in
thagFass, He returned home and cleaned
hfs on single-barreled rife, fitted a
bullet 10 it after much trimming with
MS ~penknife, and sailed forth intending
to shot at the animal from some distance;
but he thou bit as he hid only one
chance be had better get closer, so he
walked lip to within about fifteen yards
of Il. The tiger nevgr moved, and the
FrenChiaan killed it on the spot with 8
ball throu h the balm.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22

THE ST. Louis Globe Democrat relates
Chat while Edwin Booth was in Mil
waukee this year he had a very curious
experience with an autograph hunter. A
gentleman called on him at his hotel,
and having gained admission to his room
asked him If he would kindly write his
autograph in an album which he THE Wis
itor1 had brought with him. Mr.. Booth
answered with a courteous affirmative.
The visitor opened the album at q certain
place, which he had marked, and said
I'd Mr. Booth: please write your name
under that one Mr.. Booth at a glance
saw that the nam under which he was
asked 10 put his autograph was that OF
His dead brother, the assassin OF Mr..
Lincoln-J. Wilkes Booth. Without
saying d word or looking up at his Wis.
itor, he closed the album wi an angry
slap, and threw it violently against the
nearest wall. The autograph hunter
took the hint, picked up his book and
walked out of the ROOM